Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

However, one fact remains clear to you; your men did well, they performed as they were trained, and if they were to have encountered the enemy, they would have done well. Whether you’re the platoon commander of an Army Infantry Patrol, or the Director of Human Resources, you’re still a leader.

Management 150

Management Stage-Gate Ethics Marketing 150

Strategy Driven

JULY 29, 2011

Identify the prima donnas and micromanaging control freaks, the whiners, complainers, and blamers. Get them basic supervisory training and improve their performance continuously. ’ He is the President of Human Asset Management LLC, a human resource consulting firm specializing in executive search and leadership training.

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Learning-by-Doing Open-book Training Micromanagement 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

What excited Sam was McGregor's clear and compelling articulation of the personnel (today, we say "human resources") policies in which he instinctively believed. Taylor, the 19th century guru of time and motion studies, which were used by management to micromanage workers; to tell them not only what to do but also how to do it.

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McGregor Human Resources Retail Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The candidate unit should have low staff churn — the movement of staff in and out of job roles — which makes it easier to train teams. Efficiencies gained in human resources and housekeeping can free frontline unit managers and clinical staff to spend more time at the patient’s bedside.

Health Care 9

Health Care System Metrics Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

And don’t micromanage. “Give her training responsibilities,” she adds. Today Laura manages a team of 15 employees and has responsibility over facilities and human resources, among other areas. . “Demonstrate trust by delegating authority and responsibility” over certain projects and tasks.

Management 8

Management How To Project Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

But consider the micromanager who asks you to document every step of your calculations so that he can be sure you got the right answer. One executive I talked to complained to me about how much data their human resources department collected each year, but every year he felt that none of the data was used to improve working conditions.

How To 8

How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

For example, traditional leadership training often focused on rule enforcement, which is akin to parent-child communication and not how trustworthy adults function. To demonstrate positive assumptions, show that you reject micromanaging. Finally, check those references! People who are fired for breeding distrust are serial job hunters.

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